Bold As BRAss
two top horn bands blow next week at Johnson Park
By Russ TARBy Contributing writer
Two of Central New York’s most popular dance bands – the Horn Dogs and Atlas – will rock out next week at Johnson Park.
The Horn Dogs will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Johnson Park.
Atlas featuring the Atlas Horns will take the stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14.
Both bands appearances here are part of the 38th annual Liverpool Is The Place Summer Concert Series.
The Horn dogs
The Horn Dogs started out years ago when four friends from Solvay High School formed a rock band. Now, decades later, the group has emerged as one of the top horn/party bands in Upstate NY.
In 2016 the Dogs won the Syracuse Area Music People’s Choice Award for best band.
The Horn Dogs include singer Caitlin Barry, trumpeter/saxophonist Tony Callisto trumpeters Steve Carbone and John D’Eredita, saxophonist Keith Ducett, bassist Larry Jaworski, drummer Jim Kel-
ley, trombonist Rob Markowski, vocalist
Bill Mosher, guitarist Ed Page, keyboardist Jeremy Patterson and trumpeter/keyboardist Dave Simiele.
Atlas Atlas was founded in Syracuse in 1981 by the late Liverpool trombonist George
NOPL announces 2024 summer reading program
Northern Onondaga Public Library’s
2024 Summer Reading Program, “Adventure Begins at Your Library” invites people of all ages to become involved with their local library and encourages reading throughout the summer and beyond.
There have been free events and activities throughout the summer at all three NOPL locations.
Participants can earn prizes by completing reading challenges.
Fun and educational presentations have included Adventures in the Ocean Twilight Zone led by a scientist Sophia Fiumano on July 23, and programs by the MOST on July 22 and 26, and Rosamond
Gifford Zoo will have a program on Aug. 15.
There are activities for teens too, such as a Teen Cricut Craft on Aug. 9. Registration is free and open to all community members. For more events and details or to sign up, visit nopl.org/ summer-reading-program / or stop by the NOPL Brewerton, Cicero, or North Syracuse library branches.
The summer reading program ends with a joint celebration for all three branches on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2 to 3:30 p.m. at NOPL North Syracuse, 100 Trolley Barn Lane, featuring a Choose Your Own Adventure Obstacle Course.
Feltman as the “Atlas Linen Company.” He named the group after a successful linen-supply company that served all the area’s bars and restaurants. Ever since, Atlas has been setting the standard for high-energy, horn-driven dance music for weddings, festivals and nightclubs.
This nine-piece band is known for its electrifying performances blending classic rock, funk and jazz. And the current version of Atlas boasts two powerhouse lead singers, Lisa Denise and Tyler Owens, who keep the party going all night long. For more information visit liverpoolistheplace.com; 315-457-3895.
launch an artist in
By KATHRyNE RAKowsKi
A brand new artist in residency pro
gram will be taking place at the Liverpool Public Library during the week of Aug. 26.
The program will feature the work of local artist Julie Ehrentraut, owner of Mizu
Marbling. This new program is the culmination of several years of ideas and conversations, shared Assistant Director of the Liverpool Public Library Alissa Borelli. “We are always looking for opportunities to Artist l Page 12
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NoPl will host a series of events as part of its summer reading program.
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As members of The Horn dogs, these musicians play brass and reed instruments to really feel the funk. They return to Johnson Park at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12.
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The liverpool library will
residency program with Julie Ehrentraut, owner of Mizu Marbling.
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located at 105 Electronics
is near the intersection of old liverpool Road and Electronics Parkway, with bus service to the area. The ribbon cutting event gathered members from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Adecco staff, local businesses and candidates, with a brief roundtable discus
sion on the importance of keeping jobs local, employing the local community, supporting all sizes of businesses, and upskilling and reskilling opportunities. during the ribbon cutting ceremony, Meghan Molik, area director at Adecco, and the Greater liverpool Chamber of Commerce President william Pastella addressed the group. “At Adecco, we’re focused on connecting talent to opportunities with local employers, fostering lifelong employability and meaningful career paths for candidates,” said Amy Glaser, senior vice president, Adecco us. “with the opening of our liverpool branch, we’ll be able to help even more job seekers and businesses grow.”
Liverpool High School sophomore
Nandika Rajaram’s interest in the environment started when she was in eighth grade when a Living Environment unit on ecology and climate proved eyeopening for the student. While she knew about climate change and pollution, she didn’t know about possible solutions or research being conducted.
With this newfound interest, Rajaram conducted environmental research, creating and selling eco-friendly cards and jewelry through the organization Kairali Syracuse. Funds raised through the sale were donated to the Onondaga Environmental Institute (OEI).
After the donation, she became involved with OEI by volunteering and
planting trees. This also connection helped her earn the Girl Scouts’ Silver Award, which asks a scout to do something that makes a permanent and long-lasting difference. She knew she wanted to do something environmental and had taken interest in pollinators, so she approached OEI about setting up a pollinator garden somewhere in Central New York.
Rajaram connected with biologists Tom Hughes and Peter Sterbak, who guided her through the process of setting up a garden at Green Lakes State Park. Hughes also was a part of FORCES (Friends of Recreation, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship), an environmental group that works on
projects at state parks across NYS, and Rajaram decided to continue her advocacy by becoming a junior conservation steward.
Her experience in pollinators and biodiversity, along with the need for younger voices, lead Rajaram to the opportunity of a lifetime earlier this year when she was invited to be a part of the Great Lakes Healing Our Water (HOW) Coalition, which encompasses non-government environmental organizations from the eight states of the Great Lakes region. The coalition travels to Washington DC twice a year to update representatives in Congress on research, statistics, and other needs for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Bill.
Through Audubon New York, and sponsored by the coalition, Rajaram visited the United States Capitol to contribute to the effort of extending and updated the GLRI Bill, which is crucial to the health of the Great Lakes and its surrounding areas. The coalition also worked to update the Farm Bill to be a little more all-encompassing and to emphasize water health.
The two-day trip gave Rajaram the opportunity to attend a reception host•
PAsT ANd PREsENT CollidE
Oregon and Washington are states with their own character, their own ethos, their own particular beauty and their own unique relation to the sports teams they follow.
Come September, their main college teams, named Ducks and Huskies, will start to play on a regular basis the likes of Maryland and Rutgers. Because they’re all in the same conference now.
The fall of 2024 will bring to manifest the peculiar place to which major college sports has traveled, a realm devoid of regional passions and plain common sense all in the name of pursuing as many dollars as possible in just
one sport. How did it get here? It took 40 years. Insert your own analogy about traveling in a Biblical wilderness.
Back in the year Orwell marked with a book title, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the NCAA engaged in antitrust behavior when it negotiated for TV contracts doing, among other things, limiting the number of times any school appeared in a particular season.
Free to pursue their own TV deals, conferences (and Notre Dame) did so. Barely five years later, Penn State moved to the Big Ten. Arkansas and South Carolina moved to the
SEC. And it’s never really stopped. For a while, the moves were lateral, regional conferences ever so slightly expanding their reach.
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Friendship Day
Throughout our lives we create many connections and hopefully many meaningful and lasting connections that become important friendships.
These are relationships we value and cherish with people we can relate to, share our lives with, people we look to when we face challenges and people we look to share important milestones and celebrations with.
A lot has been written about the benefits of having meaningful friendships for our mental and physical health as well.
According to the Mayo Clinic good friends are good for your health. Friends can help you celebrate good times and provide support during bad times. Friends prevent isolation and loneliness and give you a chance to offer needed companionship, too. Friends can also increase your sense of belonging and purpose, boost your happiness and reduce your stress, improve your self-confidence and self-worth, help you cope with traumas, such as divorce, serious illness, job loss or the death of a loved one and encourage you to change or avoid unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as excessive drinking or lack of exercise
Friends also play a significant role in promoting your overall health. Adults with strong social connections have a reduced risk of many significant health problems, including depression, high blood pressure and an unhealthy body mass index (BMI). In fact, studies have found that older adults who have meaningful relationships and social support are likely to live longer than their peers with fewer connections.
With the importance of friendship in mind a few days have been established as days to celebrate friendship.
Aug. 4 was recognized as National Friendship Day.
In 1935, congress declared the first Sunday of August as National Friendship Day.
The idea of a day to celebrate our friends is not just an American one. Friendship Day is celebrated all over the world. It is an especially big event in India, Asia, and parts of South America.
An International Friendship Day was also recently recognized July 30 with countries around the world honoring the day.
In 2011, the United Nations recognized July 30 as the International Day of Friendship. The UN General Assembly proclaimed this day believing that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures, and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.
According to the United Nations website, un.org, our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses among many others that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world’s peoples.
To confront those crises and challenges, their root causes must be addressed by promoting and defending a shared spirit of human solidarity that takes many forms the simplest of which is friendship, according to the UN.
Through friendship by accumulating bonds of camaraderie and developing strong ties of trust we can contribute to the fundamental shifts that are urgently needed to achieve lasting stability, weave a safety net that will protect us all, and generate passion for a better world where all are united for the greater good.
The UN resolution places emphasis on involving young people, as future leaders, in community activities that include different cultures and promote international understanding and respect for diversity.
To mark the International Day of Friendship the UN encourages governments, international organizations and civil society groups to hold events, activities and initiatives that contribute to the efforts of the international community towards promoting a dialogue among civilizations, solidarity, mutual understanding and reconciliation.
The International Day of Friendship is an initiative that follows on the proposal made by UNESCO defining the Culture of Peace as a set of values, attitudes and behaviors that reject violence and endeavor to prevent conflicts by addressing their root causes with a view to solving problems. It was then adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1997.
Whether it is a specific date or any other day, we hope Friendship Day gives you a chance to recognize those important connections in your life.
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The oak is old; it could be older than any of the oldest camps that line the eastern edge of the lake.
Its expansive branches provide shade to the deck and much of the northern part of the cottage.
In the spring, just as its leaves are in bud, the area surrounding it is full of early life.
Ramps run wild to be joined in high summer by wild onions, wood sorrel, plantains and such, each absorbing what sun peeks through the leaves of this ancient tree.
A wild patch of lilies of the valley that has grown without plan perfumes the side of the deck with a marvelous scent that brings me back to the days when I danced the night away in crinolines and cotton sundresses where the music was saxophone forward and all things were possible.
I see that bottle of Muguet des bois on my long ago dresser - an adolescent vision of life, so honest yet full of that romance that comes with youth.
All this conjured by the shade of an oak?
One of the oak’s branches hangs, shading the redwood picnic table which we inherited with the camp. Then it only had one
bench. It still only has the one bench, but it has, in the sweet shade of the oak, been the place on hot summer days and nights where we could fix large jars of iced tea or Kool Aid to be dispensed into colorful plastic cups that were premiums from a gas station.
It was the board on which we could lay out a picnic of my Mom’s potato salad, sweet corn, pickles and whatever we cooked on the grill. It’s a sturdy table that requires only a once-in-a-while restaining. The oak carries on without our attention.
You can divide the cottage surroundings in two. The one held in the embrace of the oak and the other offering the possibility of sunlight.
I worked so hard to turn that possibility into a garden that would do the little cottage proud and come close to my mother’s garden. Some things grew and some didn’t. There were roses that climbed a trellis with an almost reluctance since they were on the edge of the oak’s shadow. Their blooms were hesitant, without scent and short lived.
But the day lilies bloomed with gusto, while the echina-
cea and marigolds didn’t fare well.
You could watch the transplanted marigolds get smaller every day, finally disappearing in a green mush.
From time to time, we found the beginnings of wild black raspberry vines, but they never expanded to what we hoped for.
The hostas did exceptionally well as did the vinca minor. And the wild sweet peas were an annual invasion.
We had flowers in that garden, but only according to the mysterious whim of mother nature.
I accepted the ebb and flow of the gardens. It was then, and continues to be, a learning opportunity.
As I learned, and sometimes watched plants wither away for some unknown reason, I always had my redemption - my impatiens.
Each spring under the newly leafed oak, I would plant flats of impatiens in 10 window boxes, six along the front of the deck, one under the kitchen window and three below the bedroom windows that are always in the shade of the roof overhang.
They would start as the tiny plants, slowly growing and filling in as the days lengthened until the calendar says that it is August, when
they reach their peak of glory. Neither deep shade or bright sun or whatever else mediates what grows interferes with these. They make me smile even as I acknowledge that, with the beginning of August, the summer song at our cottage changes. There will still be iced tea and grilled food, wet towels and lazy afternoons, but along with these things comes the knowledge that nature brings an ending to them.
It’s been eons since I danced in summer frocks on lantern-lit floors, years flying by as my children have grown and given us grandsons, who in their times will dance in their own ways in their summers to come. Still, the years all connect as the summer wanes the way it always does. And, as always, the venerable oak has something to contribute, showering us with memory prompts in the form of acorns, the delight of my youngest grandsons and the reminder to those of us who know, summer will soon be over.
Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.
Developers try, try again at 103 Vine
At the July 15 village planning board meeting, developer Michael Dougherty of Park & Vine Holdings and Taber Rowlee of the Rowlee Construction Company reappeared to outline their new plan to construct a an eight-unit brownstone at the corner of Brow and Vine streets.
They’ve named the project “Park & Vine.”
If implemented, each rental unit at 103 Vine St. would include two or three bedrooms.
A basement garage capable of housing two cars would be located beneath each unit. Dougherty estimated that the monthly rental fee for each apartment would be between $3,500 and $4,000.
Last year Dougherty and Rowlee appeared before the planning board to propose building four two-family residential townhouses on the site overlooking Onondaga Lake Park.
At an Aug. 28, 2023 public hearing, several Brow Street neighbors had expressed doubts about locating eight rental units there. Their concerns ranged from parking to garbage to snow removal.
Neighbors have their doubts
Joni Romano, a resident of 201 Vine St., suggested the developers study traffic patterns in the area. She’s worried that the apartments would contribute to parking problems already plaguing the narrow confines of Brow Street.
Jill Conklin, 205 Brow St., agreed that the proposed building with a maximum of 16 tenant vehicles would lead to neighborhood parking problems.
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Lisa Desimone, of 115 Brow St., also pointed to traffic as her primary concern.
Anthony Lavalle, the village justice whose family lives at 101 Tulip St, at the corner of Brow Street, is worried that the development could negatively affect the neighborhood’s residential ambiance.
“This will completely change the complexion of the area,” LaValle said. “We need to be the pilots of our own destiny, and we want this neighborhood to remain residential.”
LaValle agreed with the neighbors about parking and also said that the eight units could create overflow of garbage.
So in October the developers informed the village that they were withdrawing their application. Now they’re ready to give it another go.
On July 15 the village planners praised the developers for updating their plans, which now emphasize the Vine Street side over the Brow Street side.
A future public hearing is anticipated.
Paving a county project
Deputy Village Clerk Sandra Callahan noticed that one of the Next Door posters I quoted here last week had indicated that the village was responsible for the awkward paving project recently done on Oswego Street.
orchestra’s 77th anniversary
The Mario DeSantis Orchestra will perform Monday, Aug. 19, at Johnson Park. The big band now under the direction of Mario’s daughter, Maria, is celebrating its 77th anniversary.
Center named for officers
On July 23, the Salina Community Center was dedicated to Syracuse Police Officer Michael on April 14, in the town’s Meadows neighborhood.
“Nothing could ever bring back the lives of these men, but it is my honor as town supervisor in Salina to commemorate their heroism and honor their sacrifice with the dedication of our new Community Center,” said Town Supervisor Nick Paro. “This building will carry the names of our heroes for decades to come, and generations will learn about Lt. Hoosock and Officer Jensen.’”
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“This building will carry the names of our heroes for decades to come, and future generations will learn about Lt. Hoosock and Officer Jensen.” – Salina Town Supervisor Nick Paro.
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“Regarding the paving being done on Oswego Street/Rt. 57 – that is a county-owned road and they are the ones doing the paving,” Callahan wrote in a recent email. “The village is not responsible for it, and we are not involved with the project. We were as shocked as the residents when we saw the work being done. I just wanted to clarify because I saw that someone mentioned about village taxes being used,” Callahan wrote, “and that is not the case.”
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By JEFF sNow
town of Clay hiStorian Clay hiStoriCal
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aSSoCiation
As I’ve been looking back at some old calendars that the Clay Historical Association sold over 40 years ago, I wanted to revisit these places and residents mentioned in these calendars from then to now. The calendar years that were made and sold are: 1976-1977, 1983, 19851988,1990 and 1992. The first two years (1976-1977), pictures were hand drawn by members of the North Syracuse Art Guild and exceptional in their architecture and accuracy. After speaking with one of the members of the art guild, I learned the following information: NSEA Teachers Union, building 210 S Main St N.Syracuse. Meetings held every third Wednesday @ 12:30 p.m.
(September-June). Check them out on Facebook. The remaining calendar years were photographs taken of various places throughout the Town of Clay from over 100 years ago. Some homes and buildings have become distant memories, while others are still standing today. My hope is to be able to visit the homes that are still standing today and find out if the current owners know if their homes were displayed in the Clay historical calendars many years ago.
General information
-As before, If you OWN any photographs, old film, documents, etc., that you would like to share with the Town of Clay, feel free to drop them off in person at the Town of Clay with your name and current phone number on the items, or contact me at historian@townofclay.org. (Items would be scanned and returned to the owner). These photos can
Once Texas and Oklahoma turned the SEC into a particular behemoth, the only alternative was more behemoths. A coast-to-coast Big Ten and an Atlantic Coast Conference with very nonAtlantic venues like SMU, Cal and Stanford and, worst of all, the destruction of the Pac-12.
All these machinations can easily make a fan feel cynical and jaded. Which makes a related event much more relevant than upon initial glance.
Recently, EA Sports came out with “College Football 25”, the long-awaited return of a beloved game to consoles after a decade of absence largely due to all the controversies and court cases surrounding compensation for college athletes.
Having glimpsed at parts of it, I can understand why fans love it. The game’s designers went in-depth and really captured the details of every single major program and stadium, traditions and customs ranging from Clemson touching the rock to Iowa fans waving to the nearby children’s hospital at the end of the first quarter.
be seen in color and better resolution under “Clay Historical Association” under Google search.
-The Clay Historical Association meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Clay Historical Park at 6:30 p.m. If you would like to attend or invite anyone to join the Clay Historical Association, we would love to have you.
In doing so, they may have captured something unintentional, yet plainly evident to anyone who truly cares about the sport.
Absolutely nothing can compare to the simple joy and energy created on a Satur
day afternoon or evening when thousands tailgate and tens of thousands pack stadiums, hear marching bands and roar for their favorite team or alma mater.
Somewhere along the line, the powersthat-be forgot this. When regional flavors and unbridled passions are traded out for another prime-time slot in November against Alabama or USC, the ones who suffer are fans and, worse yet, athletes in other sports forced into insane travel schedules featuring far more planes than buses.
To their credit, some schools (too late) recognized this. Oregon will still face Oregon State. Washington will still face Washington State. Still, other great rivalries – think USC-UCLA, Stanford-Cal or Texas-Texas A&M – which stood out
in their previous conferences carry less weight when there’s 16 or 18 mouths to feed.
Yes, college football will have a more inclusive playoff, even if the big boys will have (or want to claim) all the spoils for themselves because heaven forbid if someone from a non-power conference gets a chance.
For them, having all the power and all the advantages is not enough. They want to have their fun but deny it to those not as fortunate who just want a small piece of the good times and the ability to dream about more.
At least when they play “College Football 25” there’s a chance to enjoy the sport as it was intended, a game mastered by some but welcome to all, big schools and small, rivals and strangers alike, bound by love and not just out for themselves.
Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.
Parade seeks community participation
To the editor:
Each year after the library book sale, Curbstone Festival, and antique boat show, we write to remind everyone to look forward to another wonderful summer event- the Labor Day Weekend Field Days and Parade, sponsored by the Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department.
This year we are celebrating 191 years of service to our community and also honoring the memory and sacrifice of Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen and Onondaga County Sheriff Lt. Michael Hoosock.
This year’s grande parade will also highlight the 2023-24 NYS high school champion boys ice hockey team from Skaneateles High School. Come and cheer for this wonderful team!
Information about all the weekend’s fun events can be found on the department’s website, skaneateles.vfd.com
As the grande parade committee, we write to invite and encourage community groups, churches, sports teams and leagues, local businesses, and local non-profit organizations to take part in this year’s parade.
Three cash prizes will be awarded to community participants in the parade!
The grande parade will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 and will again go down State Street, across Genesee Street, and up Jordan Street to the field days celebration at Allyn Arena.
This year’s parade will feature some great music, dozens of fire trucks, and with your support, lots of community participation.
For questions or to sign up, please e-mail fpjbuck1@gmail. com or text 315-569-8423. Hoping to see you at the grande parade!
PAul JoNEs, ToRy BluM ANd MARCus loCKHART grande parade Committee
Submitted photoS in the photo below is a picture of the first Clay Historical Calendar given to Town supervisor Ernest Casale back in 1976 by a Clay Historical member, my aunt, Beverly snow.
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The mission of the Skaneateles Historical Society is to conduct and encourage historical research and to collect, preserve and exhibit historical material in connection with the Town of Skaneateles. The Office Assistant has the following responsibilities:
General office work: filing, standard correspondence, phones
Gift shop clerk: greet guests, record sales
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The mission of the Skaneateles Historical Society is to conduct and encourage historical research and to collect, preserve and exhibit historical material in connection with the Town of Skaneateles. The Executive Director has the following responsibilities: With the Board develop and implement a sustainable • 5-year strategic plan of service with mission-centered goals and objectives
Work with and direct the Office Assistant to efficiently
• run daily operations
Manage the Museum buildings and grounds, open • hours, financials and oversee, recruit, train and schedule volunteers
Actively engage with and energize Board members, • volunteers, partner organizations, funders, donors, and other stakeholders
Lead development of the annual calendar of events, • exhibits, programs and related outreach materials based on strategic mission and vision developed collaboratively with the Board. Oversee volunteers working in these areas
Oversee the collections and archives volunteers to • ensure that the archives and collections are maintained, properly cataloged, and made available to researchers
Identify grant opportunities and work to develop and
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Legislators visit the Carnegie Building
just after they helped approve 4 million dollars in funding for the renovation.
“We were pleased to return and see the finished building” Cody said. “The historical character of the building has been maintained and it was fun to see the nuances and features that makes this a unique historical treasure.”
Onondaga County Department of Facilities Man-
agement Commissioner Archie Wixson led the tour and shared specifics about the renovations as they walked through each of the building’s three floors.
Legislators saw restored woodwork, large windows and a wrought iron bookshelf balcony.
They climbed the grand staircase at the building’s main entrance and found fireplaces on each floor that once brought charm and warmth to the building.
In total, over 50,000 square feet of space inside
the building was renovated.
Work included upgraded heating and air conditioning, improved fire protection and sprinkler systems, new data infrastructure and security systems, and the rehabilitation of walls, floors and ceilings.
The building is now home to several county departments including economic development, community development and planning, as well as the Onondaga County Indus -
trial Development Agency.
“The tour of the Carnegie Building was a great opportunity to witness the progress made since my last tour of the building in May of 2022” Kelly said. “It was amazing to see some of the history that has been tastefully maintained throughout the renovation. I particularly enjoyed seeing some of the historical photos, like people watching the moon landing on the television in the Carnegie Library.”
Syracuse’s Carnegie Li-
brary received the largest donation towards building costs of any of the nearly 1,700 libraries in the United States that Andrew Carnegie provided funding for between 1883 and 1929.
It was also the first one to receive funding that was constructed in New York State, outside of New York City.
“The building is a great asset for our county workforce and the tremendous work that those departments do” Kelly said.
Mary Jane Rettig, 84, formerly of Camillus passed away July 28, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has charge of arrangements.
Matthew R. Jones, 48, of Memphis, passed away July 17, 2024. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has charge of arrangements.
Sometimes things just work out…
Last Monday I was trying to arrange my practice schedule to prepare myself to play in six golf tournaments during the month of August. e rst tournament was on ursday, August 1, 2024 at Lakeshore CC. I had just spent 5 long, hot hours Sunday a ernoon at Lakeshore both practicing and playing and decided to take Monday o . As I was looking at my e-mails, I noticed one from Jerry Frare and Bruce Altieri, Co-Commissioners of the Tuesday Tour of America (TTA) group reminding me about their “FRIENDS” event on Tuesday morning at Fox re GC. Usually Jerry and Bruce arrange the foursomes so that the players in the league get a chance to play with di erent people every week during the Summer. Last Tuesday players were allowed to pick their own foursomes.
My desire to play in a competitive event got the best of me so I decided to call Ron Ajemian, to see if he was available. If he wasn’t, I probably would have planned to practice and play 6 or 7 holes on Tuesday. As it turned out, he was available and suggested I call Father Jim Mathews to join us. As we continued to discuss playing the next day, the name Walt Knych was mentioned. Ron gave me their numbers and I embarked on my mission to not only invite them to play, but to hopefully convince them to play. I had not seen nor talked with Father Mathews or Walt for several years so I was looking forward to talking with them. My conversations with both gentlemen turned into a “seems like yesterday” chat and they both agreed to play.
I am sure many of you have attempted and have been successful at arranging similar golf outings with your friends, but probably not for a golf tournament and probably not for the next day…correct? ere are a few things about the three gentlemen I played with that you may already know but just in case the names don’t sound familiar, let me inform the rest of you about a few things you should know about them and about the signi cance of our foursome in the TTA event at Fox re:
* Ron is the former owner, along with his brother Richard (deceased) of the Liverpool Golf & Country Club. Ron was one of the nest amateur golfers in CNY as evidenced by his participation on the Mitchell Cup Team.
* Father Mathews has served at seven
churches throughout the Syracuse Diocese. He began his work in suburban churches but had a desire to reach those in the heart of Syracuse. He was assigned to St. Lucy’s in 1990 and served there until his retirement in 2023. He also won the Post Standard Amateur Championship.
* Walt Knych was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. A er an outstanding college golf career at St. Lawrence, he became one of the top golfers in CNY. Walt is the only golfer in CNY to qualify and play in the U.S. Open and two Senior Opens. In addition to his “5” Herold Amateur Championships, he nished runner-up “5” times and also won two Herold Senior titles. I do not have enough room in this article to list his other signi cant accomplishments. Go to syracusehof@gmail. com if you want to nd out.
* It is the rst time the four of us have ever played together in a tournament.
* e combined age of our foursome - 349 years. You gure it out.
* All four of us shot our age or better. As we were about to tee o on the 1st hole at Fox re, we were pleasantly surprised by Don and Tom Christian who stopped by to say hello and re-new old acquaintances with their long time friends and fellow competitors Ron, Father and Walt. I called Don Monday night to tell him we were playing. And yes, we have a photo Don took to prove it happened.
If I had to pick three golf legends in CNY to play with in a golf tournament, it would be the three gentlemen I played with in the tournament. ank you Ron, Father Mathews and Walt for a wonderful day of golf, friendship, and memories I will never forget.
SOMETIMES THINGS JUST WORK OUT!
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bring new and impactful events to the Liverpool community,” she said.
After discovering that a number of libraries and other organizations nationwide offer artist in residence programs, Borelli and her team thought this would be a great idea.
“We felt that a program of this type could have a wide-ranging impact on the community and was worth pursuing,” Borelli said.
A Catalyst Grant obtained through the Central New York Library Resources Council is funding the project for this year.
Several local artists were considered for the
program, and after careful consideration, Ehrentraut was approached.
She is looking forward to sharing her work, as well as teaching others about the intriguing and beautiful art form water marbling.
“I am excited to share the ancient art of water marbling, its history, and evolution throughout the years,” she said. “This art form is great for all ages and all skill levels. We have had participants as young as 2 years old and those with disabilities create the most beautiful designs.”
The Mizu marbling technique dates back to the 1100s, originating in Central and East Asia. Water marbling can be done on many mediums, including leather, paper, ceramic and wood. Ehrentraut primarily focuses on silk, and this is the
medium that participants in her workshops will have the opportunity to experiment with.
The library will be hosting three hands-on events, two of which are geared towards teens and adults and one for elementary age children.
Ehrentraut will lead participants through the process of water marbling a scarf, for teens and adults, and a bandana, for children.
“In our classes everyone is a skilled artist and will learn to let go and be free to express themselves through their creativity,” Ehrentraut said. “I am always excited to see those who believe they have creative limits allow themselves to break through those barriers to find true creative freedom as this is always the beginning to so much more.”
Workshops are currently full, but you can stop by and take a look at Ehrentraut’s work during open studio hours, located in the library’s studio, on Monday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Aug. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 30 from 3 to 4 p.m.
During these times you can watch Ehrentraut create marbled paper, learn about her techniques, ask her questions, or just enjoy interacting with her and enjoying her art. This is free and open to the public.
Borelli hopes this new program will serve as an inspiration to others.
“We are looking forward to not only allowing new audiences to share in the creation of art, but to provide a way for the public to interact with a local artist and find out more about the process by which art can be created,” she said.
During the month of September, exhibitions in the lobby of the library will
An opening reception will be held on Sept. 7 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. For more
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ed by the Embassy of Canada to the United States, where she had the pleasure of interacting with Her Excellency Kirsten Hillman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States, and Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow. She also had the exciting experience of meeting with representatives from New York and their staffers to advocate for the GLRI Bill.
“I learned a whole lot about the importance of politics,” Rajaram said. “I was always somebody who considered myself to not really be too much into politics and stayed away from it until this experience.
“I realized that politics plays a huge role in everything and is for everyone, especially those who love science and are passionate about the environment. I also learned how to professionally conduct myself, honed my networking skills, and learned about the importance of business cards,” she noted.
“I was so honored to be a part of this,” she added. “The Great Lakes and the health of it is so important to our region and beyond so I was glad to also contribute.”
